As someone who is opposed to animal cruelty, I support H. 1456, which would ban the cruel confinement of pigs in gestation crates, egg-laying hens in battery cages, and calves in veal crates.

These confinement systems are so restrictive that the animals are unable to even turn around, and for the hens, they’re unable to even flap their wings for years on end. Ten other states have already prohibited one or more of these practices — let’s make Massachusetts the 11th to take a stand against cruelty to animals.

I urge my representative, Keiko Orrall, to please take a stand against animal cruelty and help pass H. 1456.